'Welcome to my home': Veteran's new Habitat for Humanity house

Fox - 5 Atlanta
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Jul 10, 2026
a local veteran and his f
to get a some keys to a b
all thanks to Habitat for
it's about a week or two
get the keys. But the fin
right now. Let's check in
who is live with a look a
she's inside the new home
are being put on it. Hey,
it inside the home this m
had over 40 volunteers ou
and so that's all done. N
and they also did some fi
this home is going to be
and his family in about t
day is getting very close
and flip my camera becaus
you guys to the future ho
inside his home. So that'
So right here I have Loui
guys. Yes. Look how beaut
and I need to show everyo
your best caught my atten
says future homeowner. So
hear those words, future
you feel just what goes t
a surreal moment. It's a
knowing that this beautif
is coming to me and my fa
It's a proud moment and I
every minute of it. Somet
attention is when I walke
outside in the landscape.
a lot of the work in this
me through the amount of
been able to put into thi
the other volunteers. Um,
I've been here every time
on this house, whether it
the walls and um the exte
and then the interior wal
and all the rooms and I j
all the pipes are, the pl
all the electrical wires
Um, it's just, I think it
been out here really just
being able to work. I try
seeing the amount of volu
and work with me for this
house. It's amazing. And
strangers and volunteers
home is, I don't know, it
That's awesome. Walk me t
of renting. I know it's b
there. So the story behin
So we moved down to Georg
our plan was to rent for
like, hey, we're just goi
save up some money and we
Well, we got comfortable
came, the rent went up, h
up, we're like, well, let
two years turned into 10
just enough was enough. S
we applied and here we ar
Congratulations. I know i
in the making. It took tw
and all that stuff. And t
about three months. So we
Walk me through your visi
that you're going to lay
I know the tv is going ri
get a nice, nice size tv
wall because there's a pl
see why not. You know, th
a couch here and the couc
got, you know, she's gonn
over the wall. I don't ne
the coffee pot is going i
here in the kitchen becau
my coffee is and the airf
that because those are th
I use all the time. Um, t
because I'm turning the s
office and it's going to
the other side of this ro
room. Um, and we already
which for our boys. And I
know you're ready. It's a
you guys are gonna be abl
won. So congratulation. T
very busy, exciting day h
two weeks. He's getting t
telling me that an air fr
that kitchen and I just l
the tv between the two wi
We just have to obviously
you for his service as a
love Habitat for Humanit
them a number of times in
I've been in this business
is what it's called, wher
effort. Um, I just think
is amazing and people lik
benefit from this. Uh, so
nation and now he's able
his own. Um, absolutely a
you so much for look at t
him and I hope you're abl
when he gets the keys bec
I want to watch this beca
a deserving person. Yep.
